Kim Hubers - DAV Stakeholder Call - 5-30-24

Matt Saintsing speaks with Mark Bowden, author of “Black Hawk Down,” to discuss the book’s impact 30 years later and the heroism exhibited during the Battle of Mogadishu.

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The Legacy of 'Black Hawk Down' - DAV Podcast - Episode 31

Rob Lewis speaks to Robert Spangle, a Marine and fashion photographer, on how clothing and dress impact Afghan men as they navigate living with armed conflict.



Combat Marine Turned Fashion Photographer Sets His Sights on Afghanistan - DAV Podcast - Episode 32

Brian Buckwalter speaks with Jacob Weber about how his relationship with his Vietnam veteran grandfather sparked an enduring passion for volunteering for veterans. Now a college student and a top recipient of a DAV scholarship, Jacob continues to serve but also wants to make a career out of helping veterans.



How Volunteering for Veterans Shaped the Direction of One Student’s Life - DAV Podcast - Episode 33

DAV 1st Junior Vice Commander Coleman Nee reflects on his recent trip to climb Africa’s tallest peak with other disabled veterans. DAV’s Elizabeth DePompei gets to the bottom of how they got to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Conquering Mount Kilimanjaro - DAV Podcast - Episode 34

As DAV unveils its newest women veterans report, a group of women veterans gathers to discuss the facts, figures, and paths forward for our sisters in arms. You can read the report “Women Veterans: The Road to Mental Wellness” at www.WomenVeterans.org. The DAV document is the third to focus on women veterans in the last decade and the first to focus exclusively on mental health.



Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness - DAV Podcast - Episode 35

Elizabeth DePompei speaks with DAV life member and former Air Force combat photographer Stacy Pearsall about the highs and lows of her more than 10 years in uniform and her PBS show dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories far and wide.

Demystifying the Veteran Experience, on Air - DAV Podcast - Episode 36

DAV’s 2023 Disabled American Veteran of the Year Kim Hubers sits down with fellow Iraq War Army veteran Melissa Stockwell. Just three weeks into Stockwell’s deployment to Iraq in 2004, a roadside bomb struck her Humvee, causing the loss of her left leg above the knee. Now, she’s a Paralympian, triathlete, author, motivational speaker and mother.

Finding 'Ability in Disability' - DAV Podcast - Episode 37

Dan Clare - DAV Stakeholder Call - 12-5-24

Ken David - DAV Stakeholder Call - 5-29-25

Yusuf  Henriques - DAV Stakeholder Call -  12-2-25

We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

This mission is carried forward by:

- Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
- Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
- Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
- Extending DAV’s mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters.
- Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

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